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Primary and Secondary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 1: Primary and secondary colours · Set 337 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Two make one): Primary colours: red, yellow, blue — they cannot be mixed from other paints. Secondary colours: orange = red + yellow, green = blue + yellow, purple = red + blue. To find a missing colour, ask: which two primaries are inside this secondary colour?

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  1. 1.True or false: the paint sum blue + ? = green needs yellow. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: the paint sum blue + ? = green needs blue. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? red + ? = purple (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
  4. 4.True or false: the paint sum red + ? = orange needs yellow. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red (b) purple (c) orange (d) green
  6. 6.True or false: the paint sum red + ? = purple needs blue. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which colours can NOT be made by mixing other paints? (a) brown and grey (b) the primary colours (c) the secondary colours (d) the tertiary colours
  8. 8.🎨 How many secondary colours are there?
  9. 9.🎨 Is yellow a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) primary colour
  10. 10.🎨 Mix blue and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) green (c) orange
  11. 11.True or false: yellow is a primary colour. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: mixing blue and red paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) purple (d) red
  14. 14.A secondary colour is made by mixing… (a) two secondary colours (b) black and white (c) two primary colours (d) three neutral colours
  15. 15.🎨 Mix blue and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) orange (c) green
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow (b) purple (c) green (d) orange
  17. 17.Which two paint colours mixed together make green? (a) red and yellow (b) red and blue (c) yellow and blue (d) blue and red
  18. 18.Which secondary colour has NO blue in it? (a) green (b) orange (c) purple
  19. 19.True or false: the paint sum ? + blue = green needs red. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: mixing red and yellow paint makes purple. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: orange is a primary colour. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: orange is a secondary colour. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) yellow and blue (b) red and yellow (c) blue and red (d) blue and yellow
  24. 24.True or false: the paint sum ? + red = purple needs blue. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) blue (d) red
  26. 26.True or false: mixing blue and yellow paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎨 How many primary colours do painters mix with?
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange (b) purple (c) green (d) blue
  29. 29.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? red + ? = orange (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
  30. 30.Which of these is a primary colour? (a) green (b) orange (c) yellow (d) purple
  31. 31.🎨 Is orange a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) primary colour (b) secondary colour
  32. 32.🎨 Mix yellow and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) orange (c) purple
  33. 33.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? blue + ? = green (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
  34. 34.True or false: mixing blue and yellow paint makes green. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) yellow and blue (b) blue and red (c) red and yellow (d) blue and yellow
  36. 36.🎨 Is red a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) primary colour (b) secondary colour
  37. 37.Which primary colour is in BOTH green and purple? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
  38. 38.Which of these is a primary colour? (a) purple (b) green (c) blue (d) orange
  39. 39.True or false: green is a secondary colour. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) blue and yellow (b) yellow and red (c) red and blue (d) yellow and blue

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. blue
  4. True
  5. red
  6. True
  7. the primary colours
  8. 3
  9. primary colour
  10. green
  11. True
  12. False
  13. purple
  14. two primary colours
  15. purple
  16. yellow
  17. yellow and blue
  18. orange
  19. False
  20. False
  21. False
  22. True
  23. blue and red
  24. True
  25. orange
  26. False
  27. 3
  28. blue
  29. yellow
  30. yellow
  31. secondary colour
  32. orange
  33. yellow
  34. True
  35. red and yellow
  36. primary colour
  37. blue
  38. blue
  39. True
  40. yellow and red

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